Mineral Resource Engineering (BEng) - Bachelor [5 Years]
$12,104 /Yr Co-op On-campus full_time

Bachelor of Engineering [B.Eng] Mineral Resource Engineering

  • Dalhousie University offers a Bachelor of Engineering in Mineral Resource Engineering for a duration of 5 years.
  • It is an on-campus, co-op program offered on a full-time basis.
  • Mineral resource engineers develop economically and environmentally responsible ways of extracting and processing minerals from the Earth. 
  • All first-year students will complete the core engineering program and students will apply to the Mineral Resource Engineering discipline in their second year.
  • Students have the option to choose to complete the 5-year co-op Program or the 4-year non-co-op program.
  • Co-op students take the same academic program as the non-co-op program, however, the co-op option gives students an opportunity to complement their studies with 3 paid work terms.
  • Work terms begin in student’s third year and typically last four months.
  • Years 1 and 2 follow the core Engineering program. A substantial part of the work in the first and second year is made up of courses common to all 10 engineering disciplines. 
  • Bachelor of Engineering Co-operative Education program integrates academic study with university-approved industrial experience. 
  • The Faculty of Engineering has approximately 100 faculty members and 50 staff members across the departments.
  • Job opportunities after BEng Mineral Resource Engineering are Mining Engineers, Mining Supervisors, etc and the average salary goes up to 49,000 USD.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Tuition Fees $10754 $10754 $10754 $10754
Books and supply $1350 $1350 $1350 $1350
Total Fees $12104 $12104 $12104 $12104

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 90 120 3
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
PTE Pearson Test of English 65 90 3

Academic Eligibility:

  • Students must have completed their following Grade 12 subjects with a minimum overall average of 70%.
    • Academic English 12
    • Pre-calculus Math 12
    • Academic Chemistry 12
    • Academic Physics 12
  • Students also have to complete one additional academic subject in Grade 12.

Indian Student Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they have any one of the following certificates:

  • All-India Senior School Certificate (CBSE)
  • Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
  • Indian School Certificate (CISCE)
  • Or, another Senior Secondary School Certificate awarded after standard XII

Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test.